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dc.titleSmart Spending for Health: How to Make Each Dollar Count
dc.contributor.authorSavedoff, William D.
dc.contributor.authorGóngora, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorGiedion, Úrsula
dc.contributor.authorDistrutti, Marcela
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-08-31T18:08:00
dc.date.issue2023-08-31T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractAging populations, rising rates of chronic conditions, and the COVID-19 global pandemic have all intensified the demand for more healthcare. Yet, resources for healthcare are highly constrained and mobilizing new resources for health is a difficult challenge. Now more than ever, the LAC region needs to spend smarter on healthcare. This report introduces the main concepts, tools, and strategies for making smarter healthcare spending decisions, and guides readers to resources that provide practical examples and detailed explanations.
dc.format.extent81
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005103
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Smart-Spending-for-Health-How-to-Make-Each-Dollar-Count.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Gasto-inteligente-en-salud-como-hacer-que-cada-peso-cuente.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Gasto-inteligente-em-saude-como-fazer-cada-real-valer-a-pena.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesCriteria Network
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care
dc.subjectHealth Expenditure
dc.subjectHealth Insurance Coverage
dc.subjectBudget
dc.subjectProcurement
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectExponential Technology
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subject.jelcodeH10 - Structure and Scope of Government: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
dc.subject.jelcodeH21 - Efficiency • Optimal Taxation
dc.subject.jelcodeH30 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH51 - Government Expenditures and Health
dc.subject.jelcodeH61 - Budget • Budget Systems
dc.subject.jelcodeI10 - Health: General
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Spending;public health spending;medicines;priority-setting;pharmaceutical policies;pharmaceuticals;Procurement;procurement policies;efficiency
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00599
idb.operationRG-T3839
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